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1 Guidelines for Emergency Response Lignes Directrices pour les Interventions d Urgence WHO Emergency Response Emergency Response Framework Managing WHO Humanitarian Response in the field GHC position paper: civil-military coordination during humanitarian health action y_coord_2_feb2011.pdf Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Updated WHO/WEDC Technical Notes on WASH in Emergencies Essential Environmental Health Standards in Health Care Normes essentielles en matière de santé environnementale dans les structures de soins Management of Solid Health-Care Waste at Primary Health-Care Centres: A decision making guide Gestion des déchets solides d activités de soins dans les centres de santé primaire: Guide d'aide à la décision Dead Body Management Management of Dead Bodies in Disasters: A field manual for first responders Mass Casualty Management Mass Casualty Management Systems Surgical and Trauma Care Emergency Surgical Care in Disaster Situations Guidelines for essential trauma care

2 Lignes directrices pour les soins essentiels en traumatologie Reproductive, Newborn and Child Health Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings ings.pdf Manuel de terrain Interorganisations sur La santé reproductive en situations de crise humanitaire ngs_fr.pdf Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care - A guide for essential practice Soins liés à la grossesse, à l accouchement, au post-partum et à la période néonatale: Guide de pratiques essentielles Clinical Management of rape survivors Gestion clinique des victimes de viol: Programme d'auto-apprentissage interactif Manual for the health care of children in humanitarian emergencies Manuel de prise en charge des enfants en situation d'urgence humanitaire Long-term effects of breastfeeding: a systematic review Manual for the health care of children in humanitarian emergencies Manuel de prise en charge des enfants en situation d'urgence humanitaire Management of Adolescents and Adult illnesses (IMAI) IMAI District Clinician Manual: Hospital Care for Adolescents and Adults - Guidelines for the Management of Illnesses with Limited Resources, Vol 1 Triage wall chart

3 Nutrition IASC Guideline: A toolkit for addressing nutrition in emergencies June_2008.pdf Infant and young child feeding in emergencies: Operational guidance for emergency relief staff and programme managers Alimentation des nourrissons et des jeunes enfants dans les situations d urgence Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Mental Health and Pyschosocial Support - What should humanitarian health actors know? Santé mentale et soutien psychosocial dans les situations nch.pdf Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers Les premiers secours psychologiques : Guide pour les acteurs de terrain Assessing mental health and psychosocial needs and resources: Toolkit for humanitarian settings Communicable Disease Communicable Disease control in complex emergencies Outbreak surveillance and response in humanitarian emergencies - WHO Guideline for EWARN implementation Tetanus Current Recommendations for treatment of tetanus Leptospirosis Human Leptospirosis: Guidance for diagnosis, surveillance and control

4 Cholera Cholera Outbreak - Assessing the outbreak response and improving preparedness Flambées de cholera: évaluation des mesures Oral cholera vaccinces in mass immunization campaigns. Guidance for planning and use 10 Facts on Cholera 10 faits sur le choléra Shigella Guideline for the control of epidemics due to Shigella Dysenteriae type 1 Guidelines_for_control_of_Shigella_in_Emergencies.pdf La Surveillances Intégrée de la maladie et la riposte dans la Région Africaine ype+1&spell=1&ie=utf8&site=default_collection&clien Measles WHO Guidelines for Epidemic Preparedness and Response to Measles Outbreaks Typhoid Background document: the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of typhoid fever Hepatitis E WHO recommended surveillance standards Acute Respiratory Infection Epidemic-prone and pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases. Summary guidance : Infection prevention & control in health-care facilities Maladies respiratoires aiguës à tendance épidémique ou pandémique

5 Malaria Malaria control in humanitarian emergencies An inter-agency field handbook Tuberculosis Tuberculosis care and control in refugee and displaced populations: an inter-agency field manual. 2nd edition HIV IASC Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions Directives concernant les interventions relatives au VIH/SIDA dans les situations d urgence Snakebite Management WHO/AFRO Issues Guidelines for the Prevention and Clinical Management of Snakebite in Africa Chemical Safety WHO Manual: The Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents Disabilities Guidance note on disability and emergency risk management for health COMBI- Communication for behvaioural Impact Communication for behavioural Impact. A toolkit for behavioural and social communication in outbreak response Vaccinations SAGE working on vaccinations in humanitarian emergencies VHE_23OctFullWEBVERSION.pdf

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